2. Objectives
by the end of the workshop participants will:
• Comment and annotate an existing Voicethread using
text, audio and video inputs
• Design and create their own Voicethread example which
includes still and moving images
• Understand how to encourage students and users to
comment effectively on a Voicethread example
• Be aware of a range of strategies to use Voicethread
pedagogically in schools to develop conversation and
critical thinking skills
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3. Structure of the workshop
Part 1: Understanding how to use the
features of Voicethread to create
‘conversations’
Part 2: Creating your own multimedia
Voicethreads
Part 3: Sharing and exploring pedagogical
ideas for the effective use of Voicethread
in class
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8. Part 1: What is Voicethread?
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9. Part 1: What is Voicethread?
Examplar 1: ‘Sylvia Sweets’
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10. Part 1: What is Voicethread?
Exemplar 2: ‘Colourful dumpsters’
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11. Part 1: What is Voicethread?
Exemplar 3: ‘Queen Elizabeth I’
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12. Part 1: What is Voicethread?
Exemplar 4: An audio Voicethread
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13. Part 1: What is Voicethread?
Exemplar 5: Jelly baby experiment
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14. Part 1: What is Voicethread?
Exemplar 6: Thinking about feedback
http://voicethread.com/?#u28029.b3352.i28616
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15. Part 1: What is Voicethread?
Exemplar 7: Improving writing skills
Example 1 – poor writing
Example 2 – good writing
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16. Part 1: What is Voicethread?
Example 8: Collaborative Poetry
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17. Part 1: What is Voicethread?
Example 9: Describing a process
http://voicethread.com/#q.b118753.i613027
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18. Part 1: Summary: Affordances of Voicethread
Features of Voicethread Pedagogical affordances Classroom uses
Commenting in text
Commenting by audio
Commenting by video
Annotating (pen tool)
Zoom tool
Moderate comments
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19. Part 2: Making and
sharing a Voicethread
presentation
Kevin Burden
20. Part 2: Creating your own Voicethreads
Stage 1: Planning your topic
Working in pairs select one of the topics below for
your first Voicethread project
• What can you learn about the values of a country or a
culture by studying images?
• Is Global Warming having an impact on our world?
• Has urbanization helped or harmed our community?
• Where can evidence of math be found in our daily lives?
• Is graffiti a form of artistic expression or simply
vandalism?
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21. Part 2: Creating your own Voicethreads
Stage 2: Collect still images for your Voicethread
Use any of the following image services to create a folder
of images for your Voicethread (5-8 images).
Remember to record the source of each image for
reference purposes
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w
http://www.flickr.com/ ki/Main_Page
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22. Part 2: Creating your own Voicethreads
Stage 3: Uploading your images
Upload each of your pictures to your Voicethread
presentation (1 picture per slide). Remember to:
• Include a title for each picture
• Include the source of the picture (attribution)
Arrange the pictures in the order you want them to appear
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23. Part 2: Creating your own Voicethreads
Stage 4: Script comments (questions) for your
pictures
For each slide in your presentation script out a starter
type comment or question (see sheet for advice).
Remember:
• Try to include as many audio or video type
comments/questions as possible. These will create more
interest
• Make comments and questions which encourage open
ended responses (i.e. not yes/no type responses)
• Keep your comments short (2/3 sentences)
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24. Part 2: Creating your own Voicethreads
Stage 5: Record your comments on the
Voicethread
Include a mixture of audio and text comments to start
each slide. Include a video comment if you have a
camera attached
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25. Part 2: Creating your own Voicethreads
Stage 6: Sharing your Voicethreads
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26. Part 3: Using Voicethread
in the classroom
Kevin Burden
27. Part 3: Using Voicethread effectively as a
pedagogical tool
1. Assessing students work in VoiceThread
What are we assessing? Process skills (e.g. listening),
product skills (e.g. the quality of their images) or both?
How would you assess your students work produced in
Voicethread?
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28. Part 3: Using Voicethread effectively as a
pedagogical tool
2. Commenting on Voicethread presentation –
etiquette
• Starter comments
• Kicker comments
• Pushback comments
• Answering comments
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29. Part 3: Using Voicethread effectively as a
pedagogical tool
3. Using Voicethread to develop intercultural
studies and collaborations:
http://voicethread.com/#q.b3797.i30806
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30. Part 3: Using Voicethread effectively as a
pedagogical tool
4. Considerations for encouraging good digital conversations
Model the Spotlight
Start by drafting conversations students
in groups of 2-3 yourself (at the comments
start) regularly
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31. Part 3: Using Voicethread effectively as a
pedagogical tool
5. Embedding Voicethread presentations in other online spaces
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32. Conclusions
Where next?
Session feedback
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